ea0056p791 | Pituitary - Clinical | ECE2018
Ach Mohamed Taieb
, Zaouali Monia
, Hasni Yosra
, Abdelkarim Asma Ben
, Maaroufi Amel
, Maha Kacem
, Chaieb Molka
, Ach Koussay
Introduction: The insulin tolerance test (ITT) is accepted as the gold-standard test in the evaluation of adrenal and GH axis in patients with pituitary disorders. Diagnostic criteria that requires a minimum increment in serum cortisol is considered invalid although individuals who have a lower basal serum cortisol concentration because of recent ACTH deficiency may be maximally stimulated by ITT and thus able to further increase cortisol secretion without reaching the cut-off...